The Sexploiter and His Cousins, By Azu Ishiekwene
If students in OAU insist that justice must be done and must be seen to be done; if rights groups step up to offer the victim protection and insist that the school will be taken to court if the matter is not satisfactorily treated; if independent education watchdogs have credible…
Supporting Education: When Will Our Words Match Our Actions?, By Adetola Salau
I listen to folks who complain about how we can’t find good workers and how a lot of our children are barely literate but who do not support educational seminars, workshops or programmes on the television, yet are eager to sponsor entertainment programmes and their ilk; then I wonder, who…
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Religious Tolerance: Living In Peace To Avoid Living In Pieces, By Majeed Dahiru
Today, Nigeria is in desperate need of a conversation that is aimed at resolving the conflict of faith and citizenship in favour of the latter, if its continuous stability and cohesion is to be achieved. Nigerians across religious and sectarian divides have failed to realise that faith cannot and should…
U.S.-Africa Policy On the Skids: 10 Things Pompeo Can Do To Fix It Quickly, By Johnnie Carson
There are clear signs Africa is now looking past the to build future partnerships. By following through on some of these recommendations, Pompeo can help begin to reshape the Trump administration's image across Africa and revitalise America's long-term relationship with an increasingly important continent. The Donald Trump administration has largely…
Many Happy Returns “Ma Fred”: Akinrinade On T.Y. Danjuma at 80, By Eric Teniola
"I have always enjoyed your friendship and generosity of At eighty, you have devoted your entire life so far for the unity of Nigeria and maybe you will devote a little more attention to the thorny issues of restructuring this political system without which you have no guarantee of (a)…
Buhari and the 2019 Challenge, By Festus Keyamo
My message to all those teeming supporters who did it in 2015 for our president is that you do not abandon a ship with which you set sail midway. Our race is not a 100-metre dash. It is a marathon race to rescue our country. We are almost there. When…
Digital Rights in an Era of Repression, By Sodiq Alabi and Boye Adegoke
All lovers of human rights must turn their attention to the Forum in Abuja as it is where African experts and advocates would have their say on issues confronting digital rights in Africa and evolving and strengthening Africa-led initiatives towards entrenching digital rights on the continent. As a sort of…
Sex-For-Mark As Metaphor, By Louis Odion
In the final analysis, the challenge lies ultimately with the larger society to return to the building block of the community - the family unit. Social re-orientation is sorely needed for a rebirth rooted on strong moral Confident and conscientious children don’t fall from the sky; they are often the…
The Future of Conventional Media, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
It is either we innovate or perish. Never underestimate the power of change; get involved and let’s retool, re-strategise and take advantage of the new wave of journalism underscored by ethical standards. The Mobile Age According to Internet World Statistics, there are over 100 million Nigerians on the Internet. About…
Buhari: The Race For 2019, By Dele Agekameh
At this juncture, the PDP has the upper hand as the major opposition party and it may only need to pick a candidate that is everything Buhari is not, which may be a long list of things from the “spinach” served to the people in the last three years. It…
